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BRUNSWICK With former Councilman Gary Werner’s win over incumbent Mayor Dale Strasser Tuesday representing a changing of the guard in one segment of city government, voters felt secure keeping the make-up of City Council much the same. The unofficial results in the city’s at-large council race found incumbents Patrick McNamara and Ron Falconi, along with Patricia Hanek winning the three... Full story »

As a child, Dana Morcus was, like her mother, a voracious reader. But it wasn’t until years later that she became a self-proclaimed “magic book fairy.” “I was at work — I owned a cleaning company a couple of years ago — and I saw this book at one of the businesses,” Morcus recalled with a chuckle. “It had... Full story »

Voters in the The Highland Local School District were no more receptive than their Medina neighbors to increasing property taxes Tuesday, voting down the first operating levy in more than a decade by a decisive margin. The 7.9-mill issue failed with 4,051 votes against (60.05 percent of the vote) to 2,695 votes for (39.95 percent of the vote) according... Full story »

BRUNSWICK HILLS The campaigns of incumbent trustees Michael Esber and Christina Kusnerak resonated with voters Tuesday, who returned the pair to office with 1,766 votes and 1,460 votes respectively, based on unofficial numbers from the Medina County Board of Elections. Challenger and former township trustee David Goodyear received 1,001 votes. Responding in a fiscally responsible way to growing development in... Full story »

B y the time this is printed, elections will be over — thank goodness. Every year at this time I express my frustration with TV ads that are relentless in their pursuit of voters (or opponents). I don’t know if the casinos won or lost (I’m writing this on Friday), but I will feel like a winner now that... Full story »

Soccer Medina’s girls snuck past Cloverleaf, 1-0, in the Division I Brunswick soccer district semifinals. The Queen Bees got their lone goal from Becca Candler. Taylor Burke tallied four saves in front of the goal. • Highland’s boys suffered a 3-1 loss to Revere in the district semifinals. Highland finishes the season at 13-3-2. Cross Country Brunswick’s girls placed third... Full story »

Highland had some trouble on offense during its 7-0 loss to Cloverleaf in Suburban League football action. The Hornets fall to 6-4 on the season while Cloverleaf improves to the same mark. While it lost a potential home playoff game with the defeat, Highland still will be playing in Week 11. The Hornets, entering the playoffs with a seventh... Full story »

BRUNSWICK It took police less than eight hours Thursday to find and arrest a suspect in an aggravated robbery at a local gas station. According to Det. Hank Papushak, 20-year-old Caleb Klinsiek was found around 10 a.m., sleeping in a car on Sturbridge Lane, by officers investigating a suspicious vehicle. Klinsiek and an as-yet unidentified accomplice allegedly entered the... Full story »

Medina’s boys and girls teams both advance to this weekend’s Division I state cross country meet. Medina’s boys were second and the girls were fourth at the regional meet last weekend in Tiffin. “We’re actually thrilled,” said Medina girls coach Phil Brewer. “We knew going in that it was going to be touch and go whether we would make... Full story »

The Lake Erie Panthers, of the Heartland Football League, will be conducting a meet and greet team meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Gemini Rec Center in Fairview Park. The Panthers will be meeting in the Willow Room on the first floor. Parking is available in front of the Rec Center or in the high school... Full story »

BRUNSWICK If current trends continue, the Brunswick City Schools will operating under a deficit by fiscal year 2012. This was the somber prediction from District Treasurer Patrick East during a discussion of the district five-year financial forecast at the Board of Education’s Oct. 19 regular meeting. “I can’t paint a rosy picture, that would be ludicrous,” East said. “This... Full story »

For the second year in a row, Edwards Middle School eighth-grader Sean McClain’s stirring monologue earned him top honors in the State and International God, Flag and Country Oratorical competition sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. At the competition, held this year at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, students performed three-minute speeches that they had written... Full story »

The Brunswick Alumni Community Theatre begins a two-weekend run of will Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow” Friday at the Brunswick High School Concord Little Theatre. Additional performances are Saturday and Nov. 13-14. Curtain time for all performances is 8 p.m. The production is directed by Nicole Perrone, who recently obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University. She... Full story »

A school and its community is doing some of its strongest rooting this week for a popular Highland Hornet football player facing his greatest challenge. Kory Wiita, a senior at Highland, suffered a spinal cord injury Friday night during the Hornets’ football game against Cloverleaf. Wiita, a defensive back, fractured three neck vertebrae as he made a tackle on... Full story »

Three familiar faces will remain on the Highland Local Schools Board of Education for another four years. Robert Kelly was re-elected with 3,978 votes (28.29 percent), according to final but unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections. He said, “This has been a somber weekend for us because Kory Wiita (a junior at Highland High School) was hurt... Full story »